Uddhav visits cousin Raj Thackeray’s home for Ganesh Chaturthi as alliance buzz grows | Watch

Raj hosts Lord Ganesh at his residence, located in the city's Dadar area, every year.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday visited ‘Shivtirth’, the residence of his cousin and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray, for Ganesh Chaturthi.

Raj hosts Lord Ganesh at his residence, located in the city's Dadar area, every year. Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray and his mother Rashmi also accompanied Uddhav.

Uddhav’s visit to Raj’s home sends yet another strong signal of rapprochement between the Sena (UBT) and MNS ahead of the local body polls in the state.

पक्षप्रमुख मा. श्री. उद्धवसाहेब ठाकरे ह्यांनी सहकुटुंब राजसाहेब ठाकरे ह्यांच्या घरच्या गणपती बाप्पाचं दर्शन घेतले. pic.twitter.com/8VNdHbuu59

— ShivSena - शिवसेना Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (@ShivSenaUBT_) August 27, 2025

This is at least the third publicly known interaction between the once estranged cousins.

The two had shared a stage on July 5 to celebrate their “victory” after the Maharashtra government rolled back its contentious GRs on three-language formula for students of Class 1 to 5 and the “imposition of Hindi” in the state.

Raj visited Matoshri’ in Bandra last months ago to wish Uddhav on the latter’s birthday.